John Whiting ORDISH

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Service Number:	1989
Enlisted:	15 January 1915, Enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 1866
Home Town:	Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Builder & Contractor
Died:	Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 26 August 1922, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dandenong General Cemetery Church of England, Compartment Z, Section 1, Grave 105.
Memorials:

15 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1989, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria
17 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1989, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1989, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
19 Dec 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Company Engineers, From 8th Battalion
20 Jul 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1989, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to deep knee injury

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Son of Thomas Ordish and Mary Elizabeth Ordish nee Ward of Dandenong, Victoria.

Brother of Harold Ordish DSO MID who returned to Australia on 9 March 1920 having served with the 22nd Machine Gun Company.

Husband of Easter Louisa Ordish nee Blackmore of Dandenong, Victoria. John and Easter married during 1889c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1916 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 15 June 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal